Khan Kluay (franchise)
Appearance
Khan Kluay film series | |
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Directed by | Kompin Kemgumnird (1) Thawilap Sriwuttiwong (2) |
Starring | Below |
Distributed by | Kantana Animation (1-2) Sahamongkol Film International (1) |
Release dates | 1: May 18, 2006 2: March 26, 2009 |
Running time | 180+ minutes |
Country | Thailand |
Language | Thai |
Budget | $275 million baht (2 films) |
Box office | $438.5 million bhat (2 films) |
Khan Kluay (Thai: ก้านกล้วย; RTGS: Kan Kluai; pronounced [kâːn klûaj]) is a Thai animated feature film franchise set during Ayutthaya-era Siam about an elephant who wanders away from his mother and eventually becomes the war elephant for King Naresuan. It is based on "Chao Praya Prab Hongsawadee" by Ariya Jintapanichkarn. A PC game called Khankluay:The Adventure has also been released in Thailand.
It was officially released as Jumbo in India and The Blue Elephant in the United States.
by 2018, elefantsya was only released in Ukraine and not in the Former Soviet Union & Russia.
Characters and Cast
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